Where does “показной” come from?

показной (Russian) comes from Russian показа́ть, from Russian каза́ть, from Proto-Slavic kāzàti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

показной (Russian): ostentatious, pretentious

Definitions

  1. ostentatious, pretentious

Ancestry of “показной”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпоказа́тьto show, to point
2Russianказа́тьto show
3Proto-Slavickāzàtito show
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kāzàti →